Douglas DC-8 accidents
The NTSB database holds 227 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8, recorded between 1962 to 2011. 22 of them were fatal (10%), and 522 people died.
The deadliest year was 1985, with 256 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (88 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and South America.
204 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
227
Records
22
Fatal
522
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1962 to 2011
Period
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23 of 227 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 227 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1985 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Gander, Canada | Arrow Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 256 |
| 7 Jul 1962 | Douglas DC-8 | Bombay India, Europe | Alitalia | Fatal | 94 |
| 25 Feb 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 58 |
| 27 Nov 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | Fatal | 47 |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | SAS | Fatal | 15 |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Portland, Oregon, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 22 Dec 1996 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Narrows, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Sep 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 13 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Aug 1997 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Miami, Florida, United States | Fine Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Feb 1992 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Swanton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Naha Ab, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Feb 2000 | Douglas DC-8-71F | Rancho Cordova, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Feb 1995 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Air Transport International Limited Liability Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Oct 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Seattle, Washington, United States | SAS | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Douglas DC-8-62F | Yakota, Japan | Air Transport International LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2007 | Douglas DC-8-73F | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2006 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | United Parcel Service Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2002 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Gander, Newfndl, Canada | Arrow Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2001 | Douglas DC-8-71F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Air Transport International | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2001 | Douglas DC-8 | Mexico City, Mexico | DHL Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2000 | Douglas DC-8-73 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Emery Worlwide | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2000 | Douglas DC-8-62F | Denver, Colorado, United States | Emery Worldwide Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1999 | Douglas DC-8-62 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Emery Worldwide Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1998 | Douglas DC-8-51 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Fine Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1996 | Douglas DC-8-62 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1995 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1994 | Douglas DC-8-54F | New York, New York, United States | Fine Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1994 | Douglas DC-8-71F | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Transport International | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1993 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | American International | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1993 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1993 | Douglas DC-8-54F | Bogota, Colombia | Fine Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 9 Dec 1992 | Douglas DC-8-52 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Connie Kalitta Services | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-71F | Miami, Florida, United States | United Parcel Service Co. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1991 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Flagship Express | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1991 | Douglas DC-8-62 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Air Transport International | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Douglas DC-8-71 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1984 | Douglas DC-8 | Nassau, Bahamas | Arrow Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Flying Tigers, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Douglas DC-8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Near Goshen, Indiana, United States | United Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Douglas DC-8 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |